DISCIPLINE

The purpose of this study is to investigate punishment and reward as correlates on discipline among senior secondary school students, and punishment and reward on discipline by sex and age.It also discusses on the importance of this study to parents, teachers, school administrators and students in Ovia-North East Local government in Edo State. The Study adopted the descriptive research design with the population consisting of 4,807 senior secondary schools from the 28 senior secondary
schools in the local government. A sample of 100 students were selected using multi stage sampling technique to select 5 schools from the 28 schools on Ovia-North East Local government,the study used questionnaires for data collection instrument and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics to establish the relationship between punishment and reward on discipline
among senior secondary school students.To test the reliability of the instrument, the Cronbach Alpha Statistics was used.The reliability of the study was .869.Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency count and simple percentage. The findings revealed that both rewards and punishments play significant roles on discipline among senior secondary school students in Edo state. Rewards, particularly intrinsic ones like praise and recognition, were found to be effective in motivating students and promoting discipline as well as punishment.

Organizations, in whatever shape they take, are formed up of individuals and teams who are linked and work toward achieving the organization's common goals and objectives. As a result, these people often engage with other individuals for the purpose to carry out their work responsibilities and make meaningful contributions to their companies. Furthermore, people are chosen for employment based on their unique personality features such as abilities, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions, which may be the cause of conflict in any business (Knight Ukpere, 2014). Similarly, due to conflicting interests and acquisitive nature, certain people's conduct and attitudes in formal establishments and organizations vary from the organization's ethos, norms, and regulations. Ethics at work and discipline are also important aspects of every business. Employees who tend to be less encouraging of the culture of work and less dedicated to their organization are less inclined to make changes, whereas employees who wholeheartedly endorse the work ethic are more likely to implement modifications where those modifications do not have the possibility of modifications the foundational principles and goals of the business but instead are viewed as beneficial for the whole company.